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Author : Frawley David
Title : Soma in Yoga and Ayurveda The power of rejuvenation and immortality
Year : 2012

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Foreword. By this praise unto thee, O Soma, May we enter the secret caves of intuitive wisdoms; Do reveal unto us the luminosities that are thine, The earthly ones and the heavenly ones. By this power and sacrament thine, Oh Soma, May we wander freely in the secret contemplative revelations; Do kindle unto us the fires that are thine, The earthly ones and the heavenly ones. Soma is one of the key words in the ancient traditions of India. It stands for all that is gentle, beautiful, delicate, and sweet of temperament. It is also a synonym for the Moon. A person is complimented by calling him/her saumya, moon-like. A saumya face, saumya mien is what one looks for in choosing a friend. When one looks at a saumya person, it generates the kind delight, the feeling of soft light that looking at the moon generates. This is a common idiom in all the languages of India. Soma is part of the eternal pair of Agni-Soma. Agni is the fire element; Soma is the water element, moonlike. ...